Walkin' Away (Diamond Rio song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Walkin' Away
| cover = Walkin' Away single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Diamond Rio
| album = IV
| B-side = It's All in Your Head
| released = November 27, 1995[http://music.aol.com/album/walking-away/382034 AOL Music profile] for "Walkin' Away"
| recorded = 1995
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:50
| label = Arista Nashville
| writer = Annie Roboff
Craig Wiseman
| producer = Tim DuBois
Monty Powell
Michael D. Clute
Diamond Rio
| prev_title = Finish What We Started
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = That's What I Get for Lovin' You
| next_year = 1996
}}
"Walkin' Away" is a song written by Annie Roboff and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in November 1995 as the lead-off single from the album IV.
Content
In the song, the narrator pleads with his estranged lover by saying that just because he may lose his cool every now and then, their love is still good and that they will not get anywhere by walking away from each other.
Music video
The music video, directed by Deaton-Flanigen, consists of alternating scenes of the band playing in a small warehouse and short scenes of the band-members and their "dates".
Chart performance
The song entered the charts in early 1996 and peaked at number 2 on both The Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and Canada's RPM country chart.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1995–1996) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|2|chartid=2943|publishdate=April 15, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Diamond Rio}} |
=Year-end charts=
References
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{{Diamond Rio singles}}
Category:Songs written by Craig Wiseman
Category:Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions
Category:Arista Nashville singles
Category:Songs written by Annie Roboff
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